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By Sarah Hill
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains materials from the biannual Living with Animals Conference held by the Animal Studies program of EKU. Included are programs of each conference and some of the books displayed at the conference starting at 2017. The books are submitted to the conference by a variety of artists. Some of these books are solely of photography, whereas some are sculptures meant to be interpreted as a book.
Collection Historical Note
Living with Animals Conference is a conference held every two years at EKU, starting in 2013. The conference is presented by the Animal Studies Program in the EKU Department of Psychology. Living with Animals is co-organized by the program's co-directors, Dr. Robert W. Mitchell and Dr. Radhika N. Makecha. The Animal Studies program studies human and animal interactions in a variety of means, from psychology to art. In this collection the art aspect of this program is predominantly showcased by the means of artist books. These books rely on the reader's interpretation and feelings they get when reading or looking at the book. There are a variety of themes in these books, all showcasing what Animal Studies is about. Some themes cover the history of the clothing industry in using animal fur, some showcase animal cognition studies.
The conference covers a new theme each year, along with a continuation of a "Living with Horses" track. Past themes have been topics such as, "Seeing with Animals" and "Teaching with Animals." Each conference has keynote speakers as well as other speakers, book displays, and poster displays.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Mitchell, Bob
Box and Folder Listing
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Box 4: Oversize Books],
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Box 5: Three Dimensional Books],
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- Box 1
- UnitID: 31234013790959
- Folder 1: Living With Animals 1: Teaching with Animals, 3/21/2013
- Folder 2: Living With Animals 2: Interconnections, 3/19/2015
- Folder 3: Living With Animals 3: Co-Existence, 3/22/2017
- Includes conference program and artist ephemera such as business cards and postcards.
- Box 2
- UnitID: 31234013790967
- Folder 1: 2017 Books (B-E)
- Arranged alphabetically by author.
- Item 1: Sensing the Familiar
- Creator: Baker, Carole
- Item 2: Through Glass
- Creator: Berry, Anne
- Item 3: Near and Far
- Creator: Deigaard, Lee
- Item 4: The Art of the Animal: Fourteen Women Artists Explore the Sexual Politics of Meat
- Creator: Eddy, Kathryn, Watson, L.A., O'Rourke Janell
- Folder 2: 2017 Books (K)
- Item 1: Another Death, Glasses Staring Yonder
- Creator: Kisel, Emma
- Item 2: At Rest
- Creator: Kisel, Emma
- Item 3: Cher Ami
- Creator: Kisel, Emma
- Folder 3: 2017 Books (M-S)
- Item 1: A is for Alpha
- Creator: MacDonald, Juliet
- Item 2: Untitled
- Selection from "Oversight/Rendered'
- Creator: Moore, Joseph
- Item 3: Trace Fossils
- Creator: O'Rourke, Janell
- Item 4: Oranges, Cats, Squirrels, Rats
- Creator: Schlosser, Julia
- Item 5: Co-Existence
- Creator: Schlosser, Julia, Murphy, Alexandra
- Folder 4: 2017 Books (S-T)
- Item 1: New Friends
- Creator: Strombeck, Lisa
- Item 2: The Sitter, The Dog, The Artist
- Creator: Teckman, Minnie
- Item 3: Drehen Und Verwenden
- Creator: Titz, Lea
- Folder 5: 2017 Books (T-W)
- Item 1: From the Passion of Christ to the Calvary of Animals
- Creator: Torres, Estela
- Item 2: Enchanting Cervidae
- Creator: Woodman, Gretchen Hill
- Box 3
- UnitID: 31234013790975
- Folder 1: 2019 Books
- Box 4: Oversize Books
- UnitID: 31234013790983
- Item 1: Who Lives Behind the Plastic Wrap
- Made of a plastic/paint type of page.
- Creator: Ryshke, Linnea
- Item 2: Uniform
- Creator: Str
- Item 3: Perservation: Rare Breeds Farm Animals Photography
- Creator: Watson, Claire
- Box 5: Three Dimensional Books
- UnitID: 31234013790991
- Item 1: Golden Touch
- Outside is a hay bale made of yarn, inside is a fake chicken foot among other artistry
- Creator: Krupp
- Item 2: Unititled
- Clay dog head and paper drawings rolled and placed in holes
- Creator: Marina Kuchinski
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